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Department Ain

Prefecture:Bourg-en-Bresse

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
679,344people
5,762 km²

Ain is a French department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, Eastern France. Named after the Ain river, it is bordered by the Saône and Rhône rivers. Ain is on the country's eastern edge, on the Swiss border, where it borders the cantons of Geneva and Vaud. In 2019 it had a population of 652,432.

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Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Capital:Lyon